13 June 2025
- RStudio or text editor
- large space requirements
- difficult to collaborate
- Git - is a distributed version control system
- Git - stores snapshots of the filesystem
- commits
Files can be in one of four states:
Files can be in one of four states:
Files can be in one of four states:
Files can be in one of four states:
This is a once off action (per machine)
- define who you are
Or within R (via the usethis package)
OR via the gert package
Create a file (text, code etc)
Otherwise, create any kind of file (in the folder we just created)
Stage the changes (add)
For example:
Examples
.RData all files ending in .RData.pdf all files ending in .pdfdata/ the entire folder called data[main (root-commit) d6acfde] Initial commit
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 analysis.R
[main 745f900] Added summary for x
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
analysis.R
summary.R
[main 4588edc] Added summaries for x and y
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 summary.R
* 4588edc (HEAD -> main) Added summaries for x and y
* 745f900 Added summary for x
* d6acfde Initial commit
commit author
1 4588edc11d414a3cecdca4797bf2b4fcca6d8052 pcinereus <i.obesulus@gmail.com>
2 745f900ae538420f339f5c2552275299fc0d1e40 pcinereus <i.obesulus@gmail.com>
3 d6acfdeac93641fb37d62d8fd78ca372fc67e1b2 pcinereus <i.obesulus@gmail.com>
time files merge message
1 2025-06-13 10:01:57 2 FALSE Added summaries for x and y\n
2 2025-06-13 10:01:57 1 FALSE Added summary for x\n
3 2025-06-13 10:01:56 1 FALSE Initial commit\n
A listing (data.frame) of tracked files
For example:
checkout
reset
revert
# is a commit or tag name
Restore the HEAD to the tip of main
R/Rstudio
# is a commit or tag name
Restore HEAD to the tag V.1
[main 4a16f90] Revert "Added summaries for x and y"
Date: Fri Jun 13 10:02:05 2025 +0000
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 summary.R
For example
We are on the new branch
Otherwise, create any kind of file (in the folder we just created)
For example:
We are on the main branch
Otherwise, create any kind of file
For example:
diff --git a/analysis.R b/analysis.R
index 2318425..668a9b6 100644
--- a/analysis.R
+++ b/analysis.R
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ x=seq(1, 10, len = 1)
y=40 * 2 + rnorm(10, 0, 5)
plot(x, y)
summary(x)
+mean(x)
diff --git a/test.R b/test.R
deleted file mode 100644
index 0242716..0000000
--- a/test.R
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mean(c(1,2,3))
For example:
Merge made by the 'ort' strategy.
analysis.R | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Step 1. get a github account and verify email address
Step 2. create one (or more) Personal Access Tokens (PAT)
Step 3. create a remote repository on github
Step 4. push/pull between remote and local
From exising git and Rstudio project
If not using use_github()…
If not using use_github()…
Lets make a small change to one of the files..
Otherwise, create any kind of file
Before making any changes that you intend to push, it is advisable that you pull to get the latest from the remote
Clone the Test repo of the person next to you
Make a change, commit, push
Pull the changes of your neighbour
Try making a branch